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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ' Wednesday, September 21, I9SS Truman's Memoirs Tell of Well-Guarded Secret on Atomic Development Museum Reports Attendance Near 200,000 Total . Jacksonville Attendance at the Jacksonville museum is nearine the 200.000 mark, ac cording to Miss Alary Hanley, museum curator. : The museum was opened about four years go. Attendance for the period since the museum's opening through the end of August has totaled 196,655. During August, there were 5,731 visitors from 39 states and 12 foreign coun tries.. - The attendance during th Jacksonville jubilee was -1,013 this year, compared with 2,348 in 1954. On one day, Aug. there were 100 visitors from 17 states. Gift Lilted Among gifts for the historical collection presented during Au gust are a postcard labeled "The Worlds Greatest bewmg Ma chine." donated bv Louis Lep pert, Klamath Falls; a map of Oregon territory in 1841, given by Leon Hagkins, and a photo stat map of "Lower Oregon ana Unner California. Latest and Most Authentic Surveys," pre sented by Frank Bash. P.Another erouo of gifts in rlurfpd a Dicture of Charles Goodman Skeeters (1825-1908) who acted as a guide to wagon trains in 1850 and was the guide of the Hillman party which dis covered Crater lake in 1853. Portland Buildi Damaged by Blaze Portland 0I.R) The Manches ter building in downtown Port land suffered heavy damage to its interior last night. when a two-alarm fire that firemen bat tled for almost three hours swept through the structure. ; Unofficial damage estimates ran over $175,000, mostly to con tents. Eight firms in the seven-story building suffered damage, much of . if from smoke and water. Fire Marshal Dale Gilman said the fire broke out in the north west section of the fourth floor and spread through walls and ceilings. Most of the smoke and water damage occurred between the street and fifth floors. : The blaze was discovered ! Shortly before 10 -p.m. BLUEFBH HAUL Kitty Hawk, N. C.-r-OJ.PJ In one day, anglers landed approxi mately two tons of bluefish at the local pier. The 4,000 . blues caught averaged a pound each. B. K. HERNDON, JAMES W. BASKER, AND ERNEST G. TISCHHAUSER Certified Public Accountants 9 I announce The Formation of a Partnership for the Practice of . Public Accountancy under the Firm Name of B. K. HERNDON & CO For the-Continuation of the Practice Formerly Carried s On Under the Same Firm Name by B. K. Herndon and James W. Basker 9 with Offices at Wing Building 75 East Oak St. Grants Pass, Oregon Ashland, Oregon ROGUE RIVER Many Greet New Teachers Rogue River The reception for Rogue River teachers was well attended last Wednesday evening. Mrs. Warren Bottroff, president of PTA, was in charge of the program. Most of the lo cal civic organizations helped with the plans. The Lions auxil iary put on a style show, a tane off" on their more recent up-to- date show, with many beautiful old time hats. Mrs. Robert De- Armond wore a 90 - year - old dress belonging to Mrs. Perry Greeg. It had been her husband's mother's wedding dress. Mrs rind'ev Fabrick sane "She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage." Mrs. ' Bottroff introduced Su perintendent John Harr and he in turn introduced the hign school and grade school teach-l ers. As of Sept. 19, tne enroll ment was 145 in high school and 345 in grade school. A committee meeting of Girl Scout leaders was held Sept. 19 at the Civic Club house. Mrs. Harold' Dunham, Mrs. Haden Williams and Mrs. Homer Clas sick are three of the leaders who will work with the two age groups this year. An early Octo ber meeting date will - be an nounced soon. Kathleen Classick, young daughter of the Homer Classicks recently was chosen Sweetheart of Camp White VFW by Tommy Thompson of. the Camp White domiciliary. A party for about 20 other entertainers from other valley cities was given in the post club rooms. Miss Classick gave a tap dance number and baton routine. In a recent letter to Rogue River friends, Mrs. David Mock stated they would be moving back to their home on Broad way early in October. Mr. and Mrs. Mock and daughter Dianne have been living in Bakersfield, Calif. Leo Orvis left Thursday for Corvallis where he will attend meetings of the Gideon society. The largest number from any class to graduate from Rogue River high school will enter college this fall. Miss Kara Lee Irvin left Sept. 11 for Lewis and Clar.k; Loyd Morrow and Bobby Hoover will go to soutnern ure- gon college at Ashland: Yvette Stevens and Dianne Dixon to Oregon State: Cletus Dailey and Teddy Stanfield, Oregon Col lege of Education, Monmouth; Oscar Stallsworth, Charles Da vis, Gilbert Klomhaus and Tru man Drew, to University of Oregon; Jaren McCoy has en tered a school for nurses in Ohio for a three year course. She expects to take a fourth year specialization course. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Chance and daughter Barbara have re- it turned from a 10-day vacation in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Ronald Williamson, of Taco ma, Wash., who severely crush ed his left hand while working in a Tacoma paper mill, is home from the hospital and improv ing, according to his mother, Mrs. Mary Williamson of West Evans creek rd. The . Ronald Williamsons are former resi dents of Rogue River. President of VFW auxiliary 116, Mrs. John Leyen, and Mrs. Leo Orvis, Mrs. E. B. Burkett, Mrs. Mary Williamson. Mrs. Homer Classick, and Depart ment President Mrs. Ted Hop kins attended the meeting of District 7 in Grants Pass, Sun day. Those attending from Post 4116 were Commander John Leyen, Glen Hutchison, Homer Classick, Henry Albrecht and Ted Hopkins. Just before the meeting con vened at 1 D.m. a message was received that Department Com mander Garry Hanson, Mrs. Hanson and Mrs. Myrtle Tripp, past department president, had been iniured in a head-on col lision as they were driving down Sexton mountain on their way to the meeting. Mrs. Hanson was most severely injured when she was thrown from the car. She received a bad' cut on her forehead and nossible concus sion. They were taken to Jo sephine General hospital for treatment. Ms. Tripp and Han son were released after exami nation and x-rays. Mrs. Hanson was to remain in the hospital for several days ' for further treatment and observation. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Miller and family who lived in Rogue River about a year, have moved to 12 Mace rd.. Medford.. Miller is employed at Camp White domiciliary. While in Rogue River they operated the cafe ad joining Bob's Texaco service on Highway 99 south. Mr, and Mrs. J. F. Codr, On tario, Ore., returned to their home " Tuesday after several rlavs visit with their : son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Codr and daughters Kitty and Marcia. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Larson of San Diego, Calif., are here for several weeks vacation at the Edwards cabin on West. Evans creek. Larson is a plasterer and has just finished a contract at Walt Disney's famous Disney land. - OLCC Investigation Will Resume Monday Portland (U.R) District At torney William' Langley said to day the Multnomah county grand jury investigation' into the Oregon Liquor Control Commis sion would resume next Monday. A previous grand jury was dis missed when a,member said she was related to an OLCC em ployee under investigation. The grand jury investigation came after an exchange of statement between Attorney General Rob ert Y. Thornton and Gov. Paul Patterson, First witness may be Howard I. Bobbitt, former FBI agent who helped in an OLCC inves tigation ordered by Patterson in 1954. Thornton had demanded access to . depositions taken by Bobbitt and Robert F. Maguire. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday; 10 ajn Monday (or Monday; other daya 5:30 orevioua day. "We've found tie coffee that tastes as good as smells' New President Said Unaware of Mammoth Project Washington (U.R) Former President Harry S. Truman dis closed today that he had ho ink link that the mammoth wartime atomic energy, project even ex isted until the day he became President, four months before history's first A-bomb explosion. Not even then was he imme diately told in detail about the world changing development which had been concealed from him for years while he was sen ator and throughout his brief service as vice-president. Subsequently, the new presi dent, who was to bear the respon sibility for ordering the atomic destruction of Hiroshima, was assured by a close military ad viser that the A-bomb would "never go off." His Own Story This and , other revelations about his early feverish days as chief executive were recorded by Mr. Truman in his memoirs, pub lication of which began in Life magazine. Among the , former President's disclosures were: 1. : He once regarded James F. Byrnes, now his bitter political enemy, as the man "best quali fied" to succeed him in the White House. 2. He startled Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov in his first two weeks as President by giving the Russian diplomat a "sharp" lecture for breaking the Yalta agreement on Poland. - Written in his familiar home spun style, Mr.. Truman's mem oirs relate his struggle to recover from the "terrible blow" of Franklin D. Roosevelt's death April 12, 1945, and grasp the reins of government at a crucial point in American and world his tory, r For All Peoples At a news conference in Kan sas City about the memoirs, writ ten under contract with Life for $600,000, Mr. Truman said he dedicated them "to the people of all nations." "I think people of all free na tions are interested in the lead ing free nation of the world," he told newsmen. "I believe the peo ple behind the Iron Curtain also are interested, too, so . I dedi cated the memoirs to the people of all nations." The words with which he was informed that Mr. Roosevelt was dead, spoken with '.compassion by Mrs. Roosevelt, were: "Harry, the President is dead." At his news conference Mr. Truman said Mrs. Roosevelt always had addressed him and members of his family by their first names, and she did so this time. First 18 Days After he was sworn in as chief executive, however, she never addressed ' him that way again, but always as "Mr. President." Volume I of the memoirs, to be published in five successive installments in Life, also will be serialized in the' New York Times and the St. Louis Post Dispatch. The first installment covers his first IS days in the White House. It was after his first Cabinet meeting, which followed shortly on the brief oath taking cere mony that Mr. Truman received his first hint about the A-bomb. Secretary of War Henry L. Stim son stayed behind as the other members left. ' Stimson told him an immense project was underway to develop "a new explosive of almost un believable destructive power." That was all Stimson "felt free to say at the time, and bis state ment left me puzzled." "It was the first bit of infor mation that had; come to me about the atomic . bomb." Called Off Probe. . While he was chairman of the Senate War Investigating Com mittee he had sent investigators to Tennessee and Washington to find what certain enormous con struction projects were. Stimson had gone to him and asked him not to investigate the projects, now known to have produced the first A-bombs. Sen. Truman called off the inquiry. One of the new president's closest advisers, Adm. William E. Leahy who had been. Mr. Roosevelt's chief of staff, re marked: "This is the biggest fool thing we have ever done. The bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives." 'Mr. Truman's memoirs also recorded how he' went about picking his own Cabinet and per sonal, aides, and how he ap praised the figures around him men much more famous than he with a cautious "I'm from Missouri eye." . CODY MEMORIAL Davenport, la. (U.R) The Quad-City "tent" of the Circus Fans Association of America was named after "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The famous showman was born in Scott County near Le- Claire and started his first wild west show here. City Council Denies Request For Clark St. Industrial Zone A request for change of zone from two family to heavy indus trial was denied last night by the Medford city council after more than 40 persons attended a public hearing to oppose the change. The request was submitted by Builders Supply company for an area on the north side of Clark st. between Narregan st. and McAndrews rd. The hearing was continued from a previous council meeting when a petition was submitted opposing the proposal. No one appeared at last night's hearing to favor the rezoning plan. Several residents of the area pointed out, in voicing objec tion, ' that there is presently heavy industry in the White City area, which is furnished with water and sewer facilities, and that heavy industry should not move closer to downtown Medford. The request was submitted because the present area is non conforming,, and to make plan ned expansions a change of zone would be necessary. Councilmen believed if the company desired, a revised petition requesting change of zone for a particular lot could be submitted. Setback Change Granted In other action the council granted a. change of setback on the east end of Reddy ave.; adopted - an ordinance . for an emergency fund appropriation for purchasing a check writer for the city treasurer) replacing the present broken one; and Willamette Valley Hit by First Frost Portland (U.R) Parts of the Willamette valley were hit by the first frost of the season last night as the Eugene area record ed the lowest temperature on record for this time of year. The thermometer dropped to 34 degrees at Eugene in the early morning hours with a 38 recorded at Salem and 41 at Portland. Minimums in the high valleys of Central Oregon dropped far below freezing with 20 reported at Bend, 24 at Redmond and 28 at Klamath Falls. The weather bureau" forecast chilly weather again tomorrow morning with patchy morning fog in the western part of the state. 111 'JtCA at least -this rauoh , ' j Drnjoo0' for your now car I i j ' ' -- Ml" 2-Oeor Sedan ; Chances are you're always considered Oldsmobile a high-priced car. And it's true, it looks like a high-priced car . . . performs like a high-priced car ... has all the prestige of cars costing many, many dollars more But actually, you can own a big, beautiful "Rocket" Engine Oldsmobile for less than some models in the lowest priced field. That's more, youTl find a "Rocket" is -VISIT THI "IOCKIT IOOM" , . AT TOUR OLDSMOIIll D I AUK'S I- DAIMELL niLLER COMIY 415 S. RIUEQSIDE adopted an ordinance creating funds for Oak st. paving from West Jackson st. to West Sec ond st. Richard Henselman, repre senting residents ot the Verde Hills area, submitted a petition with some 26 property owners' signatures for installation of a sewer system in the area as soon as possible. He pointed out sani tary conditions are bad, and that residents would like sewer serv ice as quickly as possible. City Manager Robert Duff said he believed plans and speci fications for one section of the Verde Hills subdivision . would be ready for council' considera tion next meeting, and a public hearing possibly could be held four weeks from last night. Henselman said many resi dents are interested in whether it is financially feasible to con struct a pump station to handle sewage until a trunk line is in- Ashland Committee Slates Study of Hospital Financing Ashland Feasibility of con structing a moderate-sized hospi tal in Ashland through a sub-j scription plan and bequests will j be investigated during the next few weeks, it was announced j here. - - I The decision to ' study con struction through this - method was made this week at a meet- j ing attended, by city council members and others interested in hospital construction here. Named Cochairman E. H. Singmaster and John Cotton were named cochairnien of a committee to obtain advice on financing through a sub scription and gift plan. Those attending the meeting agreed to attend as a "commit tee of the whole" to work for the new hospital. The cochairmen indicated that others will be in vited to take part and that meet ings, will be open to the public. Singmaster, , w h o presided, summarized reports of a special committee which late last spring reviewed the hospital needs of the city and recommended con struction of a 30-bed hospital. so why not MAKE IT AN OLDS ! ILD S M B 0 PHONE I CARIFUl stalled along Bamett rd. in the future. Annex Authorised The local Girl Scouts were authorized to construct an an nex to the Scout building' in Hawthorne park to house offices and storage space, and Duff was authorized to confer with Albers Milling company on construc tion of a loading dock which would encroach on Evergreen st. The planning commission recom mendation of adoption of a tree ordinance was taken into consid eration by the council, which also granted permission of re moval of parking meters on Sixth and Front sts. to increase traffic lanes and relieve traffic congestion. . The council granted , Central Supply company a request for installing two hour parking on Front st. at Second st. Two hour parking will be on a trial, basis in two spaces. Confirmation was given installation of 15 minute parking in front of the library on West Main st. and in front of Crystal White laundry at 811 North Central ave. . (See. story on Page 1) SHOP Southern Oregon's COMPLETE TOY STORE OPEN WEDNESDAYS TIL 9 p.m. The TOY 317 EAST MAIN You'll probably pay worth far more when your ready to trade! And there never was a better time than now to make your move ... now when Oldsmobile value is higher than ever, note when trade-in allowance! are at their peak . . ; now when Oldsmobile is rocketing to the greatest year in its history! So come in and try a "Rocket"! We've got one that will fit -our pocket! 2-6209 Dll VI SAFELY 1 Muncie, Ind. (U.R) Young Dennis Shults of Muncie fell into a lake near here. while he was fishing.. He had to be pulled to safety. But his tears changed to a smile when he discovered he had hooked a fish while he was flailing in the water. u- PAINT WITH u BURGESS PAINT & WALLPAPER STORE . Corner 6th & Holly,' Diagonally Across fmm the Post Office We Give S&H Green Stamps PHONE 2-9321 ' "Let Us Rccommond a Reliable Painter" II 0 '5 house
